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March 24 20182018-03-24March 24 20182018-03-24 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12January 10 20182018-01-10March 07 20142014-03-07A photograph of a bearded man in a rust-red turban decorated with rudraksha beads, a crescent moon ornament and a gold jewel, wearing a layered white and orange floral garland and a gold necklace. He extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a seated man with short dark hair and a beard, while another person's hair is visible in the foreground and a hand holds a white card or paper. The background is a plain reddish-brown wall. Swamiji (probable): the turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold cues match the page's candidate, shown in person in a giving-blessing action.2018-04-17April 14 20182018-04-14December 02 20162016-12-02April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated devotee with long dark hair and a beard, eyes closed and smiling, receiving a blessing as a robed man places his right hand on the devotee's forehead. The blessing figure wears a rust-red and gold turban and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial beads. Behind them, several people in saffron and orange robes stand, one wearing a beaded mala. The devotee wears a brown knit sweater and raises a hand in a palm-out gesture, holding a small paper slip. A man in a striped grey shirt stands at the back-left. The setting appears to be a satsang or darshan gathering. a person cues include long swept-back hair, a gold-and-rust turban, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red shawl, shown in the role of the blessing giver.2018-01-10 +1 copiesJanuary 10 20182018-01-10A photograph of a ceremony in an indoor hall. A woman in a maroon and gold turban, gold bangles, and a gold-bordered beige sari with red and yellow flower garlands presses a sandalwood or vibhuti mark onto the forehead of a young man with curly dark hair and a black cord necklace, who wears an orange t-shirt and joins his palms. Behind them is a large printed banner showing a smiling man with a rudraksha mala, and a golden ornate throne or peetha sits at left beside a gold kalasha-style vessel. A white floor-standing air conditioner is at right. The woman appears to be a devotee or priest performing a blessing; the banner portrait is a depiction, not a physically present person.2013-11-02